Mandola

Giuseppe Presbler German, active Italy

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This rare bass mandola was built by Giuseppe Presbler, son of the mandolin maker Francesco Presbler (Milan, 1730-1773). The Presbler’s are known for the use of decoration on their instruments that is both luxurious and well executed and at the same time restrained. The mandola bassa Milanese, or gallichone as it is sometimes called, is tuned an octave lower than the mandolin.

Technical description: Rosewood arched back of 19 ribs separated by bone striping; flat spruce top edged with bone; parchment and veneer rosette ringed with mother-of-pearl ornaments in black mastic; walnut neck; mother-of-pearl fingerboard with inlaid black-white-black striping and bone edging; formerly probably seven tied frets; seven bone frets (and mark of an 8th) on table; upright S-curved, pierced pegbox terminating in square finial of mother-of-pearl edged with bone; bone nut (replacement); seven pairs (courses) of strings.

#Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Entree from Partita in E minor Dennis Cinelli, lute Darren O'Neill, engineer Musical Instrument East (India) Galleries, June 11, 2007

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Mandola, Giuseppe Presbler (German, active Italy, 1760–1801 Milan), Rosewood, spruce, walnut, bone, mother-of-pearl, Italian

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Mandola, Giuseppe Presbler (German, active Italy, 1760–1801 Milan), Rosewood, spruce, walnut, bone, mother-of-pearl, Italian
Mandola, Giuseppe Presbler (German, active Italy, 1760–1801 Milan), Rosewood, spruce, walnut, bone, mother-of-pearl, Italian
Mandola, Giuseppe Presbler (German, active Italy, 1760–1801 Milan), Rosewood, spruce, walnut, bone, mother-of-pearl, Italian
Mandola, Giuseppe Presbler (German, active Italy, 1760–1801 Milan), Rosewood, spruce, walnut, bone, mother-of-pearl, Italian
Mandola, Giuseppe Presbler (German, active Italy, 1760–1801 Milan), Rosewood, spruce, walnut, bone, mother-of-pearl, Italian
Mandola, Giuseppe Presbler (German, active Italy, 1760–1801 Milan), Rosewood, spruce, walnut, bone, mother-of-pearl, Italian

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